August 17, 2012, 5:05AM

Regarding the Aug. 10 editorial titled "Planning is not a dirty word; sprawl is" and the associated cartoon by J.D. Crowe (which was funny, I must admit), allow me to present an opposing view. Full story »

August 07, 2012, 5:53PM

BAY MINETTE -- Egged on by a large crowd invoking property rights, United Nations Agenda 21, the U.S. Constitution and even the Communist Manifesto, the Baldwin County Commission killed the Horizon 2025 comprehensive plan Tuesday. Full story »

August 07, 2012, 4:16PM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Egged on by a large crowd invoking property rights, United Nations Agenda 21, the U.S. Constitution and even the Communist Manifesto, the Baldwin County Commission killed the Horizon 2025 comprehensive plan Tuesday. Full story »

August 05, 2012, 7:18AM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Whether they think it's a shining example of forward thinking or a threat to the American way of life, people with an opinion on Baldwin County's comprehensive plan are expected to turn out in force for a public hearing Tuesday. Full story »

June 26, 2012, 4:55PM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- The 3 Baldwin County commissioners present at Tuesday's work session sparred over the need to scrap an award-winning long-range planning document for the county and start over to pare it down. Full story »

June 25, 2012, 5:12PM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Baldwin County commissioners will consider action at their work session to scrap the award-winning Horizon 2025 Plan citing a recently passed state law prohibiting any action that supports "United Nations Agenda 21." Full story »

May 26, 2011, 7:06AM

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Commissioners today will be wrangling with some controversial issues including possible changes to the county's strategic plan, various policies and the personnel handbook. Full story »

April 13, 2010, 5:30AM

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Voters in District 14 take to the polls today to cast ballots on whether they want zoning in the Fish River community days after county commissioners weighed in on the issue. Full story »

April 07, 2010, 9:31AM

BAY MINETTE -- Baldwin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to levy the three-year, 1-percent sales tax for schools and hired a new clerk/treasurer at their regular meeting. Baldwin County school board members approached the commission in December asking for an across-the-board sales and use tax to help bridge what some called the worst financial crisis in the system's history. Revenue from the tax approved by voters March 23 should generate in excess of $25 million annually, officials said. The county will keep 2 percent of the tax revenue as a fee for collecting the tax. Officials said the state has charged up to 5 percent of total revenue for collecting sales taxes, and private companies charge up to 3 percent Full story »

May 26, 2009, 5:48PM

Baldwin County commissioners said today they need more time to review and possibly revise a far-reaching future land-use plan. "Horizon 2025: The Baldwin County Comprehensive Plan" was scheduled to be on next week's regular meeting agenda for a final decision, but commissioners decided at a work session today that they wanted to give their staff more time to provide input.... Full story »